New Delhi: M. Karunanidhi, reverentially known as Kalaignar is no more. I recall that four years back DMK MP Tiruchi Siva invited me to participate in a meeting to unveil the portrait of his wife who ....Read News

WHEN I wrote about vegetarianism, or more precisely, why I as an Indian environmentalist would not advocate it, I had expected an emotional response. My article was meant to provoke a discussion. I be....Read News

As a rationalist I consider superstitions detrimental to the progress of a society, because there is an entire industry that is taking advantage of people’s ignorance. Yet as a keen observer of ....Read News

Continuous deadly events happening every now and then prove that Indian Government has utterly failed in tackling even mundane problems of grass root levels on almost all fronts including corruptions ....Read News

This may sound like a dilemma, but it is not far from truth. Conduct Rules are meant to govern conduct of civil servants or public servants. Even though there are ample judicial pronouncements holding....Read News

Today every one is talking about judicial accountability i.e. how the whole system of judiciary is to be made accountable. A bill to amend the Judges Inquiry Act which will also provide for constitu....Read News

Turning to one’s past and replaying those moments bear special significance in life. People individually and collectively explore those days when they grew up and led a life facing many odds a....Read News

Indian culture and its religion along with its associated customs are favourite topics of the foreign writers. In the past, many such authors have written about India and its religions. During my st....Read News